Article of wearing-apparel.



. M. EL G001J1\ 'a1m.A ARTICLE OFWEABING APPAREL.

VAPPLIQAIIO ILED MAY 29, 1911A l Patented Dee, 24a-1912;

/ ITED MAW-ENT' OFFICE:

MILTON F. GOODMAN,I OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNOR To RELIANCE MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or INDIANA. l

ARTICLE 0F WEAR'ING-APPBEL.

-ful Improvements in Articles of Wearing- Apparel, of which the following isa full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, vforming 'a part of this specification.

My invention relates to 'wearing apparel and contemplates an improved form of shirt particularly for the use of those who devote themselves to considerable physical exertion. The garmentof -my invention is novel 1n that it involves the combination of parts intended to meet. the strains and wear due to physical exertion, without interfering with the responsiveness thereof to the movement o'f the body, and Ventilating means in the armpits Where these precautionary provi- Vsions are made.

My invention is,A embodied in the garment illustratedin the "accompanying drawing, in whichy v Figure l is a front View thereof, parts being broken away to` reveal the construction; and Fig. 2 is a back view/,parts 'being broken away in a similar manner.

The shirt*- illustrated comprises the front section a, the back section l), the yoke o, the collar-d, and the sleeves c, e. At both of the armpits, the front and back sections are supindicated.

pleinented by the secondary sections f and g .respectively which, together, form a.crescent-shaped reinforcement held in place by means of triple stitching L. These reinforcements extend upwardly to the yoke, as In the armpits', just below the place where the sleeve is sewed into the armhole, the Ventilating holes 1, 7.; are providedin the back and the ventilating holes m, m are provided in the front. All of these Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led May 29, 1911. i Serial No. 530,016.

Patented neem, 1912.

been described andthe buttonhole stitching m., n is provided as illustrated, this stitching overea'sting both layers in each case. t

The reinforcements which have been described, comprising the crescent-shaped sections and the triple stitching. by the manner holes extend through both layers which have in which they are installed meet thesti'ains and the wear and tear to which those parts of s'uch a garment are subjected inthe constant use of thearnis, while thev Ventilating means -keep the wearer from becoming unduly warm or uncomfortable. The buttonhole stitching prevents unraveling, keeps the i-'entilating holes in alinement, and, at the saine time, assists materially in preventing displacement and buckling of the auxiliary fpieces.

- I claim as ne`7 anidesireo secure by Letters Patent:

In an article of Wearing apparel, a body, f

a' pair of sleevesl therefor, a plurality of ventilating openings in said body under the arm-pits, a pair of crescent shaped reinforcing pieces disposedv under the arm-pitsfand extending up to the shoulders in front and back, a plurality of ventilating openings in said reinforcing pieces corresponding to the Ventilating openings in said body, said reinforcing pieces being stitched to the body with the ventilating openings in said reinforcing pieces-registering `with the'ventilating openings in the body, and buttonhole stitching oveicasting said body and reinforcing pieces atvsaid ventilating'openings to keep said ventilating openings in alineinent.

In witness whereof, I hereunto `subscribe invnaine this 22nd day of May;19ll.

Witnesses n LEONARD lV. NovANDER, ALBERT G. MoCaLiIn.

MILToN F. GOODMAN. l- 

